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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. rufipennella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia rufipennella Hübner, 1796 | |
Caloptilia rufipennella (commonly known as small red slender) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae that is found throughout Europe.
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The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). The forewings are chocolate brown to copper, usually cinnamon red with a white to yellow-greenish band along the wings. A few specimens are also yellow-red and have tiny black dots on their forewings. The legs are chocolate brown or black and have a striking pale band on the foretibia and a white admixture on the midfemur.The tarsi are white The larvae are greenish and have a light head. .
The moth flies from August to the next spring.
The larvae feed on Acer pseudoplatanus in a short brownish underside mine before down-rolling the leaf tips.
References
Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Misplaced Pages article at de:Caloptilia rufipennella; see its history for attribution.
- "Small Red Slender". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- "Caloptilia rufipennella (Hübner, 1796)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
External links
- Lepiforum
- Caloptilia rufipennella at UKmoths
Media related to Caloptilia rufipennella at Wikimedia Commons
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